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Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research August 23, 2021

Weinberg College awards grants to 27 faculty to address pandemic-related research recovery

Weinberg College recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the research of many faculty members. In response, 27 faculty were awarded the Weinberg Research Recovery Grant to provide support for research recovery.

The grant proposals were reviewed by a faculty …


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Faculty August 23, 2021

Weinberg College faculty experts weigh in on the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan

After a war that stretched through more than two decades, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in a matter of days. The U.S. was set to finish withdrawing its military troops by Aug. 31, but now, rescue efforts may extend …


Maryam Athari

Alumni and Students, Awards and Honors August 23, 2021

Art History PhD candidate Maryam Athari wins Rhonda A. Saad Prize

After the Trump administration introduced the controversial “Muslim ban” in 2017, Art History PhD candidate Maryam Athari knew she would not be able to join her PhD cohort on their research trip to Lebanon. As an Iranian, Athari said if …


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Faculty, Research August 11, 2021

Professor Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy successfully identifies proteins inside neurons

For the first time, Neurobiology Professor Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy has successfully developed an approach for identifying the proteins that exist inside different neurons in the brain. Kozorovitskiy is the Soretta and Henry Shapiro Research Professor of Molecular Biology.

Kozorovitskiy worked on …


Professor Kate Masur and her new book Until Justice Be Done

Bookshelf, Faculty, In the Media, Podcasts and Videos August 5, 2021

Professor Kate Masur discusses her new book on NPR’s Morning Edition: ‘Until Justice Be Done’ Examines Northern Free States’ So-Called Black Laws

In March of 2021, History Professor Kate Masur published her new book, Until Justice Be Done. The work examines the restrictive codes called Black laws or Black codes that constrained the lives of Black people in northern free states, …


Calendar shaped like a child

Faculty August 5, 2021

Professor Shalini Shankar urges parents to help their children learn to be bored

Professor Shalini Shankar, of the Department of Anthropology, discussed the detriments of over-scheduling kids in a new guest essay for The New York Times Opinion section.

Shankar urged parents to consider reintroducing their children to their busy pre-pandemic …


Purified tin selenide shown in pellet form.

Faculty, Research August 4, 2021

Professor Mercouri Kanatzidis creates most efficient thermoelectric system on record

NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, Perseverance, is powered by a thermoelectric device that converts heat into electricity. The radioactive decay of plutonium in the rover creates heat, and this heat is converted to energy at an efficacy rate of just 4-5%. …


The coronavirus

COVID-19 Research, Research August 4, 2021

Study finds that Facebook plays role in COVID-19 misinformation

On July 15, President Biden claimed that Facebook and other social media platforms were “killing people” by spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. Though Facebook quickly rebutted Biden’s statement, Political Science Professor James Druckman found that Facebook does play a role …


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Faculty, Research August 4, 2021

Professor Sera Young’s research selected as Paper of the Month by The Nutrition Society

Anthropology Professor Sera Young’s research on food insecurity and women’s mental health was named the Paper of the Month by The Nutrition Society.

Young and a team of researchers carried out a nutrition-sensitive agroecology intervention called the Singida …


Man gets vaccine

COVID-19 Research, Faculty, Research August 4, 2021

Study finds Republicans more likely to get vaccinated when encouraged by Republican officials

Professor James Druckman, of the Department of Political Science, found that Republicans are more likely to get vaccinated when they are encouraged to do so by top Republican political figures.

The number of Americans willing to get vaccinated continues …


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